The late autumn of the eleventh year of Da Chen Yuping.

Two big things happened.

The first of them is that the demon slaying battleship that has been at sea for a year has finally returned, accompanied by Chen Baxia, the king of Dachen Shun, and brought back two pieces of news at the same time, the first news is that the vampire demon lord has been destroyed, and the second news is that Gu Yue'an will not come back.

The second thing is the rebellion of Cangpingwei, just when Emperor Yuping planned to march south and complete the great cause of recovery, all the troops that should be ordered to go south, the strongest army, the most powerful Cangpingwei suddenly rebelled, and Bai Wumei, the general manager of Cangpingwei, played the banner of "anti-Chen Fuyan", showing the identity of the Bai royal family of the previous dynasty, self-proclaimed as the white king, occupied most of the land in the south of the Yangtze River, and listed the eighteen crimes of Emperor Yuping, calling on people of insight in the world to rise up against the atrocities of the tyrant of Dachen and restore the peace and happiness of the Dayan era.

If this kind of behavior had been placed in the past, no one would have responded, but in the past ten years, the world has been in turmoil, people's minds have changed, and the trend of secession has been achieved.

Although no one has responded on the surface, the dark tide is surging and is already an unstoppable trend.

For this reason, Emperor Yuping had to issue an edict against himself, and at the same time pointed out that Bai Wumei was a demon, obviously he had been killed by Gu Yue'an a year ago, but then he inexplicably turned around again, maybe it was the remnants of the vampire demon.

This sentence can be called a heart-wrenching, because everyone knows that the eldest lady of the Chen family in Gusu, the county lord Chen Xiaotong, was almost killed in the battle of Guanhai City, but fortunately, Gu Yue'an desperately took the blood from the heart of the tide listener to save him, that is to say, Chen Xiaotong is already a vampire demon.

And Bai Wumei is the servant of the Gusu Chen family.

Even at the first time, the Gusu Chen family had already dissociated themselves from Bai Wumei, and it was even said that Chen Heng, the head of the Gusu Chen family, had been seriously injured in order to catch Bai Wumei.

In this case, it is not clear at all.

The Gusu Chen family, since the founding of Da Chen, the first family of martial arts, the hereditary repudiation of the town of Guogong, and the world's top two wealthy dignitaries, at this moment, fell into an unprecedented crisis.

And it was at this time that Chen Xiaotong finally returned to Gusu from Bai Yujing.

At the end of autumn in Gusu, the maple leaves have fallen all over the street, and a horse-drawn carriage is slowly moving on the bluestone slab, looking a little lonely.

Even during the Vampire Demon Rebellion, Gusu City, which still maintained prosperity, became like a dead city because of Bai Wumei's sudden reversal.

Most of the businesses are closed, and many people have already begun to flee, and in the following days, Gusu City is destined to be a place of right and wrong.

No one knows when the emperor will send troops.

Chen Xiaotong leaned against the window, the curtain of the car was opened, she was looking at the maple leaves falling all over the street outside the window, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Miss......" the maid Fengyue whispered beside her.

Ten years have passed, and the immature little girl has grown into a big girl, but she is still serving by Chen Xiaotong's side, as if nothing has changed.

"Fengyue, I'll give you some plates later, you can leave quickly. Chen Xiaotong seemed to suddenly come back to his senses and said, "Over the years, Miss has not taken good care of you, wronged you, and at the end of the day, she has not been able to find you a good mother-in-law, and she will ...... I'm afraid I can't help you anymore, you have to be careful with everything. ”

"Miss ......" Fengyue's eyes immediately turned red, she grabbed Chen Xiaotong's sleeve and said, "Fengyue won't leave, Fengyue has been with Miss all her life, Miss don't rush Fengyue away, okay?"

"Silly girl, the Chen family's disaster is coming, you really shouldn't stay with me anymore. Chen Xiaotong gently stroked Fengyue's soft long hair, looked at the depression outside the car window, and thought of so many years, alone, just like the fallen leaves that had accumulated outside the car window, and suddenly felt lonely.

"If you're not afraid, just stay. She was in a state of flux.

Soon, the carriage arrived at the door of Duke Chen's mansion.

In the past, the main gate that seemed solemn and atmospheric, I don't know if it was a long time, or if the autumn was strong, Chen Xiaotong looked at it at a glance, and also felt that this door seemed to be declining a lot.

The house is obviously too deserted, not only the servants seem to be less than half, but even the guards are missing too much, and I met a few maidservants on the road, and they were also in a hurry, and a few of them walked quickly without even calling the young lady.

Fengyue looked angry and wanted to stop the handmaidens and scold them for not understanding the rules, but Chen Xiaotong stopped her and just shook her head.

Chen Xiaotong followed the housekeeper to the inner courtyard where Chen Heng lived.

The maple leaves in the inner courtyard have also fallen, and the whole courtyard looks extremely depressed.

And Chen Heng is sitting in this kind of depression, obviously only in his fifties, he was still a dragon and a tiger before, but now there is a feeling that the leaves have withered overnight, a kind of twilight that only the real old man has in his body, permeating Chen Heng.

"Daddy. Chen Xiaotong shouted, and then waved the others away.

No one would disturb the meeting between the two of them at this time, including Feng Yue, who consciously retreated.

Chen Xiaotong walked towards Chen Heng, step by step.

Chen Heng was sitting under a maple tree, on a stone table made of green mountains and jade, covered with fallen leaves, and at this time, another dead leaf fell on Chen Heng's head.

He didn't feel it at all.

"Dad, I'm back. Chen Xiaotong walked in front of Chen Heng, bowed slightly, and said.

"Yes. Chen Hui seemed to have finally reacted at this time, waking up from his trance, and then reluctantly showed a pale smile and said, "I'm back." ”

"It's good to be back. ”

An autumn breeze blows.

With a cold breath, the autumn leaves fell more and more violently, drifting into the small pond in the courtyard, and the folds blown by the wind floated on the surface of the water, like rootless duckweed.

"Chen Jia...... Finished. Chen Jue finally said another word.

Chen Xiaotong still didn't speak.

She has been this kind of character since she was a child, if it is not necessary, she will not say a word, and it is only after she met Gu Yue'an that she seems to have become a little more talkative.

But after all these years, she became a little cold again, like this autumn wind.

But in the end, this is the matter of the Gusu Chen family, she is the daughter of the Gusu Chen family, her surname is Chen, and finally she spoke: "Dad...... What do you want me to do?"

"Kite ......" Chen Hui seemed to regain his spirits, his eyes looked at Chen Yuan, and said, "In the past, my father could forgive you for your willfulness, that is, the Chen family still has other ways to go, but now it ......"

"Kite, my father has never begged you to do anything, this time ......"

"Good. Chen Yuan didn't wait for Chen Heng to finish speaking, and only said one word.

Good.